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List:       linux-cifs
Subject:    Re: 128 bit uid/gid (UUID) possible?
From:       Linus Torvalds <torvalds () linux-foundation ! org>
Date:       2024-04-25 19:21:10
Message-ID: CAHk-=wiaWr2fsvMx3EWdXRegQ9Fo5VzhRFn7cmLDErh1jhos9g () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 at 12:17, David Mulder <dmulder@suse.com> wrote:
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> What is the possibility of increasing the uid/gid size in the kernel from 32bits to 128bits?

Nope.

We don't have user-space interfaces for it (st_uid is 32-bit), and the
pain is not worth any theoretical gain.

                Linus

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